Hittin hard

[PigSooner]

I was out yesterday enjoying the great weather found a school outside PC in 40 fow, couldn't get em to take. Didn't have any live bait, all the shad I saw were 30 ft deep. 

Heading out tomorrow and Tuesday, hopefully we will do better. 

[Stump bumper]

I found fish and lots of shad from PC to Horseshoe, even found them tearing up shad at 35 to 50 feet but could not get them up to hit the brooders I was pulling. Tried a spoon and had a brief hook up that pulled loose. Really nice day, even took the coat off a few times.

[Dan the fisherman]

I've been experiencing the same.  I see them on the graph but they don't really seen interested 

[J-Doc]

Fishing pressure and massive amount of bait. Been seeing this for the last few years now. It's becoming increasingly harder each year. 

[Ozark Flyer]

Got out today.  Hooked up three and boated this one.  HUGE bait balls up river.  Plenty of fish on the graph but hard to pull them off the bait balls with brooders.  

Got to go soak in a tub of hot water now....

[Johnsfolly]

That's an awesome striper! Congrats! Definitely a bucket list fish for me.

[Dan the fisherman]

I hooked up also today.  Got one about 18-19 pounds. And another one about 13lbs.  Weather was prefect! Wind wasn't blowin to hard either.  Water temp was 50.  Just a pleasant day.  I'll be back out tomorrow with my wife's second cousins. They're 16 and 19 yr boys.  Hope I get them hooked up tomorrow 

[Quillback]

Go get them Dan.  Hopefully you will get those young-uns hooked up on a couple of stripers!

[Dan the fisherman]

I hit it hard today from 1030 till dark.  I zeroed and felt bad about it sense I had two young men with me.   I was proud of them n e ways for hanging in there all day.  They didn't see discouraged either, they said they'd love to do it again.  Told them we go early Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday if needed to get them on fish.  I was stubborn today and wouldn't leave the area I caught fish in yesterday.  I did mark a bunch but they wouldnt eat.  Looking back now, I should have move  on after a couple of hrs and found feeding fish.  What that thing I always say " keep covering water"?  Well  I should have done that after TWO HOURS of nothing.  Oh well, Saturday I'll be back to my old tricks, covering water and looking for feeding fish. Good luck and be safe fellas.